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Article History

Received: 16 June 2024

Accepted: 4 December 2024

First Online: 17 December 2024

Declarations

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: The white yam (<i>Dioscorea rodundata</i>) and yellow yam (<i>Dioscorea cayenensis</i>) samples used in this study follow national guidelines in Nigeria. The tubers were purchased from a local market and identified by the herbarium curator of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria, with voucher details, UNIMED PBTH No 074 for <i>Dioscorea rodundata</i> and UNIMED PBTH No 075 for <i>Dioscorea cayenensis</i>. Yam tubers are regular cultivated staple food crops in Nigeria and there are no regulations restricting its use for food research.

: The authors declare no competing interests.